CONRAD Twelve runs was more than enough for the Class 2A No. 13 BCLUW softball team to beat Dike-New Hartford in Tuesdays cross-NICL contest, and all 12 runs arrived in one inning.<\/p>\n
BCLUW scored a dozen runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to reach the mercy rule, winning 12-0. Leah Yantis connected on her seventh home run of the season a two-run shot as the Comets (24-8) poured it on after playing three scoreless innings with Dike-New Hartford (4-21). <\/p>\n
Sara Sharp had two hits including a double and drove in two runs, while Kate Goecke had two singles and two RBIs. Samantha Ubben and Jordyn Beeghly both singled and doubled and drove in a run. Olivia Hughes and Lauren Anderson both singled and had an RBI. <\/p>\n
Ubben tossed a no-hitter in her four-inning pitching effort, striking out six and walking one. <\/p>\n
The Comets go on the road tonight to face 3A No. 9 West Marshall in a pivotal NICL West Division clash. <\/p>\n
Errors hurt East Marshall baseball team <\/p>\n
STORY CITY Only one of Roland-Storys 11 runs were earned to East Marshall pitching as the host Norsemen defeated the Mustangs 11-1 in a six-inning non-conference contest here Tuesday night. <\/p>\n
Gage Hulin, Justin Ridout, Kam Hoskins and Lansin Lacina had hits for East Marshall (5-17), while losing pitcher Zane Johnson scored the teams only run, coming across on an error in the top of the sixth inning. <\/p>\n
Johnson allowed five hits and seven unearned runs in three innings, walking four and striking out one. <\/p>\n
East Marshall is at home for the rest of the week, hosting Gladbrook-Reinbeck tonight, Aplington-Parkersburg on Thursday and South Hardin on Friday. <\/p>\n
Trojans wrap up NICL West crown <\/p>\n
STATE CENTER The West Marshall baseball team secured the outright NICL West Division title by beating the opponent it had shared the last two crowns with, defeating East Marshall 11-2 in Mondays league game. <\/p>\n
Ross Randall improved to 5-0 on the mound by allowing just three hits and two runs one earned over six innings for the win. He struck out 10 and walked three. Jake Storjohann got the last three outs for the Trojans (20-5, 10-0). <\/p>\n
Alex Dickey went 2-for-3 at the plate, driving in four runs to lead West Marshalls barrage. Cody Mead was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, and Jake Tollefson finished 2-for-3 with a run scored. Cameron Bannisters only hit was an RBI double, and he scored twice as well. <\/p>\n
Chandler Sponseller and Parker Hulbert added singles, while Randall scored three runs and David Disney stole three bases, drove in two runs and scored twice. <\/p>\n
East Marshalls three singles came from Gage Hulin, Justin Ridout and Austin Elliot. Hulin and Zane Johnson scored the Mustangs runs in the top of the fourth, but West Marshall led 7-2 by that point. Losing pitcher Jordan McAnulty had the lone RBI for East Marshall (5-16, 3-7). <\/p>\n
Rebels keep BCLUW out of the hunt <\/p>\n
REINBECK The Gladbrook-Reinbeck baseball team eliminated BCLUW from the race for the NICL West Division title by bumping off the Comets 6-2 on Monday night. <\/p>\n
The win was the fourth-straight for the Rebels (10-6, 6-4), who led 6-0 before BCLUW (11-9, 7-3) rallied with two runs in the top of the seventh. <\/p>\n
Tyler Tscherter tossed 5 2\/3 innings of no-hit ball for G-R, walking two while striking out nine. Joe Smoldt struck out one of the two batters he faced, before Kyle Koppen was tagged for two runs in the seventh. <\/p>\n
Smoldt led the Rebel bats, going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Koppen and Mason Skovgard both drove in two runs, while Tscherter had two hits and scored a run. Walker Thede added an RBI single and scored. <\/p>\n
AGWSR outlasts South Hardin baseball <\/p>\n
ELDORA Luke Starr allowed two hits over 5 1\/2 innings and Caleb Bartling had a triple to help lead the AGWSR baseball team past South Hardin 5-1 in Mondays NICL West Division tilt. <\/p>\n
Starr allowed one unearned run on two singles and a walk while striking out nine. Liam Stubbe got the final five outs for the save, striking out four batters. <\/p>\n
Stubbe also went 2-for-2 atop the batting order for the Cougars (7-6, 6-5), walking twice, stealing two bases and scoring three times. Bartling went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, while Joe Wiarda and Tate Hofmeister added singles. <\/p>\n
Aaron Nederhoff and Kaleb Roling had the only hits for South Hardin (4-9, 3-8), and Roling scored the Tigers run. It was South Hardins fourth consecutive loss. <\/p>\n
Redhawks run win streak to 12 games <\/p>\n
RICEVILLE The North Tama baseball team ran its win streak to 12 games with a 13-3, six-inning rout of Riceville in Mondays Iowa Star Conference clash. <\/p>\n
Cameron Hoeg struck out 13 in a five-hitter for the Redhawks (19-4, 11-2), allowing two earned runs on three walks while going all six innings on the mound. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored and three RBIs. <\/p>\n
Cael Kopriva led the North Tama offense, finishing 4-for-4 with a stolen base, four runs scored and two RBIs. Joe Earley and Cael Even had two hits apiece. <\/p>\n
Kyle Bauer and John Miller had two hits each to lead Riceville (11-14, 8-7). <\/p>\n
Dunkerton baseball beats Royals 17-7 <\/p>\n
DUNKERTON The Dunkerton baseball team ended a 12-game losing streak with a 17-7, six-inning victory over Colo-NESCO on Monday in Iowa Star Conference play. <\/p>\n
The host Raiders scored in every inning, highlighted by a six-run third that provided the eventual game-winning runs. Dunkerton (3-17, 3-13) racked up 10 hits and benefitted from 14 walks issued by Colo-NESCO pitching. <\/p>\n
Matthew Hill, Sean Cutler and Phil Bower had two hits apiece to lead Colo-NESCO (6-16, 4-11). Cutler doubled and drove in three runs, Bower plated two more, and Garrett Packer added the only other hit for the Royals. <\/p>\n
Ruffcorn helps Royals defeat Raiders <\/p>\n
MC CALLSBURG Mackenna Ruffcorn pitched a five-hitter from the circle and drove in three runs from the batters box to lead the Colo-NESCO softball team to an 8-3 win over Dunkerton in Mondays Iowa Star Conference clash. <\/p>\n
Ruffcorn allowed one earned run in a complete-game pitching performance, walking two while striking out six. She also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. <\/p>\n
Grace Kettwig was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Chelsea Henze was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to help the Royals (112-15, 11-5) to the conference victory. <\/p>\n
Ranked Clarksville clouts GMG softball <\/p>\n
GREEN MOUNTAIN Class 1A No. 7 Clarksville turned 10 hits and 10 walks into a four-inning Iowa Star Conference softball victory over GMG on Monday night, winning 16-3. <\/p>\n
Belle Duncan and Angel Schewe both hit doubles for the Wolverines, while Zoe Duncan, Maesa Groth, Emily Vaughn, Eve Gallentine and Alyssa Raymond added singles. <\/p>\n
Marion pitching stifles STC baseball <\/p>\n
TAMA Marions Brady Donahue and Rick Atkins both pitched one-hitters as the Class 3A No. 6 Indians baseball team swept WaMaC West Division foe South Tama County by scores of 5-0 and 7-0 on Monday night. <\/p>\n
Donahue struck out nine and walked two, allowing only a Jackson Beltz single, and Cael Kelloggs hit was the only blemish on Atkins chart. Atkins struck out eight and walked none for Marion (20-6, 16-3). <\/p>\n
Kellogg and Jonah Bearden got the pitching losses for STC (4-19, 3-19), which has lost 18 in a row. <\/p>\n
URBANDALE The Class 5A No. 6 Urbandale softball team totaled 26 hits and 26 runs in its doubleheader sweep of ... <\/p>\n
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